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DickSmith up to 27%~ off APPLE MAC (21% Instore/ SAT ONLY) by Using 5 Deals

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DickSmith up to 27%~ off APPLE MAC (21% Instore/ SAT ONLY) by Using 5 Deals
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Employeewbeer on 17/10/2014 - 16:30 dicksmith.com.au (4278 clicks)
Last edited 22/09/2015 - 20:26 by 2 other users

I felt this deal was too significant to get lost in the dupes/ so I hope the combinations help someone.
Credit to all those contributing to the deal.

21% Discount is applicable to everyone and easy to get instore.
27%~ Requires semi-professional ozbargaining, but doable with abit of effort.

9.09% Effective discount on DickSmith Gift cards @ Coles until 21/OCT
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/165469

4.54% - Effective discount by using ING/ME paywave cashback on gift card purchases for 5% cashback on purchases under $100. As kulprit posted.

12% off MAC - Instore Saturday. (Or Online starting today)
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0.5-1% 10OFF CODE. ($10 discount on Online purchases - 17/10 only)
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/165820

3.75% Cashback through Cashrewards (Effective 3.3% Discount on RRP)
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/163981
^ Apparently no longer available.

2%~ Effective discount. StartHere 2.3% Cashback. As JSQUARED posted. http://starthere.com.au/Dick-Smith-Electronics

^ Excluded products: Cashback is not paid on Samsung, Apple or Chromecast products.

**Assumptions: (if wrong please comment)

Gift cards can be used online.
Cashback Sites cannot be used with instore purchase (Only 21%~ discount)
Gift cards from Coles are bought in $50/55 value lots.

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    • rmk on 18/10/2014 - 01:42

      With… $1099 is the apple store price

  • [Deactivated] on 18/10/2014 - 02:00
    +7

    A lot of stars need to align for this to make it work.

  • [Deactivated] on 18/10/2014 - 08:34
    +2

    Seems like a cluster (profanity) of crap jumble together. All you need is one thing to go wrong and everything falls apart.

    Would be awesome to get that 27% to work though, so awesome, much wow.

  • sauce2k on 18/10/2014 - 09:39
    -4

    So can someone confirm that U can't just rock up at DS and receive 21% off?

    • alexthebargainman on 18/10/2014 - 10:04
      +2

      did you even read the first post? you need to purchase DSE gift cards from Coles!

  • riviera77 on 18/10/2014 - 10:37
    +5

    FYI, the starthere cash back has some exclusions as well…

    Excluded products: Cashback is not paid on Samsung, Apple or Chromecast products.

  • Camembert on 18/10/2014 - 10:47

    Great deal and effort from the OP! I managed to get my MBP on Sunday with the 10% off + 14% discount, otherwise I'd be snapping this up :)

  • sabrelli on 18/10/2014 - 11:17

    Thanks for post OP!
    Picked up my gift cards from various coles around the campbelltown area - had to goto 6 stores in total
    well worth the effort!!!

    • Ion on 18/10/2014 - 11:45
      +1

      You probably wasted more in fuel.

      • sabrelli on 18/10/2014 - 13:04
        +6

        nah not even close, $125 extra value added for the cost of $5 fuel.

    • lickjimmy1 on 18/10/2014 - 16:09

      haha.. ur the dude that took them from the square im guessing? (lol) - did you go to mt annan or camden?

      • sabrelli on 18/10/2014 - 17:14

        LOL soz. Square only had 10 so went to both Mt Annan and Camden to grab more.

        Camden had plenty but didnt have the promo on top of stand. asked the checkout chicks to confirm and they had no idea.

        Where u end up getting yours from?

        • lickjimmy1 on 19/10/2014 - 14:06

          I ended up not getting one…. Think I'm going to get an old mbp and add ram and ssd that I already have in an older macbook that my Mrs smashed last week. Lol

  • Super8Tab on 18/10/2014 - 11:58

    Reaching the definition of Chronic Ozbarganitis Syndrome (COS)

  • G5 on 18/10/2014 - 12:04
    +1

    Do the $100 gift cards also have the bonus?

    • sabrelli on 18/10/2014 - 13:05
      -2

      $50 only.

      • sabrelli on 18/10/2014 - 18:33
        +1

        Sorry, looks like i was wrong
        wish i knew earlier than $100 would work too!

  • Heliography on 18/10/2014 - 14:30
    +1

    Done, got 21% off after raiding 2 Coles worth of Gift Cards. The feeling of paying for something with 19 cards and then a laptop only costing $10.10

  • NeX on 18/10/2014 - 15:11

    Managed to grab a Macbook air from Castle Towers. Still some gift vouchers from the Coles there, and there's a DSE there too.

  • SydStrand on 18/10/2014 - 15:32
    +1

    For those who did this… impressive, most impressive.

  • wowsuchdeal on 18/10/2014 - 15:33
    +5

    Okay :) found some GCs at Coles DY, (10) and then the rest (19) at Coles Manly. The dude who served me at Dick Smiths laughed his head of, and the receipt was well of 3m long. Photo of GC/receipts

  • huydn on 18/10/2014 - 15:57
    +12

    Okay a few things to note:

    1. It's easiest to call the store and ask if they have the cards in stock. I called 5 stores in SA and 3 of them do not even stock them, the attendants are not even aware coles are selling DS gift cards.

    2. If you can't find them at the stand, ask at the counter. At my local store, they are stored behind the counter.

    3. If you need some more, again ask at the counter. I managed to get 10 more at the counter.

    4. If you're using ING payWave, it's best to just split 1 part of $99 and pay the rest with another method.

    5. If the DS store does not have a model in stock, ask if they can order it for you. I did this and will get it on Tuesday. Same advertised price.

    6. Although not advertised, the $100 cards are in fact $110 in value. I bought them by accident and thank God they still work haha. Proof

    7. BONUS: longest receipt ever!

    And finally, even though the Mac sale is almost ended, these are relevant for future DS sales and until the Coles DS gift cards promo ends. Have fun!

    • wowsuchdeal on 18/10/2014 - 16:16
      +1

      haha, my receipt was almost 3m long too :P
      Such good value.

  • alexthebargainman on 18/10/2014 - 16:19

    I had to go to two coles stores in Wollongong for 29 cards. Picked up mid range rMBP 13".

    Thanks for the deal OP!

  • ethereal88 on 18/10/2014 - 16:40
    -4

    ROFL the cheapness of people is astounding to buy more overpriced obsolete shiny shiny Apple crap.

  • G5 on 18/10/2014 - 17:04

    I can confirm that $100 DSE gift cards come with a $10 bonus. Means you won't need to buy so many cards!

    Just cleaned Coles Chatswood Westfield out of $100 cards, but they still had at least 10 $50 cards left.

  • youngchul76 on 18/10/2014 - 17:25
    +3

    The aftermath of the excitement..

    http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/15894/25954/photo_18-10…

    • shmahoo on 20/10/2014 - 13:12
      +1

      I'm imagining a slow-mo scene in a movie of the event, of the used gift cards bouncing off the ground as they are dropped, just like the shell casings of bullets in a Rambo or similar movie.

  • youngchul76 on 18/10/2014 - 17:26

    Quite a few stores including Baulkham Hills and others around that area had many left..
    Also the new Coles store in West Ryde has a few $100's left.

  • jaylcee on 18/10/2014 - 17:44

    Just wanted to know if anybody has confirmed whether the Dicksmith online store will accept 30+ giftcards as payment. I don't want to buy more than a thousand dollars worth of giftcards and find out I can't use them.

    • georgedn on 18/10/2014 - 22:06
      +1

      I used 22. It was slightly nerverwracking as I was wondering whether it would go balls up each time I entered in another gift card number and pin.

      • jaylcee on 19/10/2014 - 17:00

        Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately Coles did not have enough giftcards so I missed out.

  • nosrad on 18/10/2014 - 17:48
    +1

    I wish I knew that $100 works! What a long wait for the store staff to put in 40 $50 gift cards. Could have saved half of the time!

  • sebath1 on 18/10/2014 - 19:52

    Luckily I bought last Sunday. DSE had 24% discount without any hassles. :)

    • youngchul76 on 19/10/2014 - 01:40

      this was almost as good and was available to a far wider public :)

  • brucebruce on 18/10/2014 - 20:38
    -1

    dang… out of the country at the moment… do you reckon dse will match the 12% advertised price for the old mac mini early next week? i don't see why they should reject an offer from someone to buy an old model at a price they advertised for only a couple of days ago…
    if not, i will just wait for them to have another sale on the new mac mini and use my dse gc's then

  • Onnzo on 18/10/2014 - 21:07
    +1

    Just went to my local coles in Vic and they had no idea about the 10% DSE Giftcard promotion (no signage/instructions). Tried one and it worked so I bought a bunch (of $100 cards). It prints that the extra value has been added on the receipt.

    Went online and stuck in an order for a 13" air. Used the multiple gift cards no problems and should be collecting tomorrow hopefully!

    Coles is open till midnight. It's still doable!

    edit: Travelling overseas in a months time so get the TRS as well :)

  • SeanEIt on 18/10/2014 - 22:16

    thanks..

  • khang on 19/10/2014 - 04:11
    +1

    Oh my god $100 gift cards worked!? I spent so long today calling up stores and getting 26 $50 ones… Still saved $130 I guess… :(
    Also my receipt nearly reached the ceiling of my house! Staff was really cool and friendly with the whole thing even though it took like 20 minutes to process the order

  • alex804 on 19/10/2014 - 17:14

    i went to few coles in vic and none of them got $50 giftcard and they refuse to put extra credit on the $100 gitfcard…

    • huydn on 19/10/2014 - 19:32

      they don't "put" the extra credit. the system does it automatically. when I bought mine, they scan it like any other item and that's it.

    • Employeewbeer @ Dick Smith / Kogan on 20/10/2014 - 16:40
      +2

      the $100 cards have $110 value- just not advertised.

      • SydOzber on 21/10/2014 - 16:38
        +1

        I reckon its better to buy and stock up the gift cards now and use it on the deal, when advertised.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/10/2014 - 16:50
    -1

    Hey if you buy a laptop in gift cards, can you still claim the tax back?

    • roughana on 21/10/2014 - 17:16

      Yes, when you leave the country with the item you can claim the GST back.
      However, if you bring it back in you need to declare it and pay any duty imposed.
      Others have said that this is not a positive outcome.

      • [Deactivated] on 21/10/2014 - 17:26

        No I mean income tax back for work purposes.

        • roughana on 21/10/2014 - 17:28

          The payment method should have no impact.

        • [Deactivated] on 21/10/2014 - 17:36

          @roughana:

          You sure on that? Because the payment was for gift cards, not a laptop, so how can you claim half of $2500 back on a laptop that was not payed for in cash?

        • roughana on 21/10/2014 - 17:49

          @thorton82:
          I could answer that after spending 4 years at Uni, incurring a HECS debt and a earning a few letters after my name. Better talk to someone else.

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